LARGE-FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH – GROUND CREW – OBSERVATION BALLOON

SKU: 40-510

$30.00

This is a large-format photograph measuring 4 1/4″ x 6 1/2.” It shows the ground crew of an aloft observation balloon. We see a truck and trailer. From the trailer we can see the cables attached to the balloon, which is flying overhead. Most of the crew is gathered around the trailer. Mounted in the truck’s rear are two machine guns for the balloon’s protection. The machine guns are manned. On the reverse is a penciled description, and what I believe is unit identification (Ballonzeug Nr 221).

Description

This is a large-format photograph measuring 4 1/4″ x 6 1/2.” It shows the ground crew of an aloft observation balloon. We see a truck and trailer. From the trailer we can see the cables attached to the balloon, which is flying overhead. Most of the crew is gathered around the trailer. Mounted in the truck’s rear are two machine guns for the balloon’s protection. The machine guns are manned. On the reverse is a penciled description, and what I believe is unit identification (Ballonzeug Nr 221).

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I'm Kenneth (Ken) J. Greenfield, currently of New Port Richey, Florida, located on the West Coast of Florida in the Tampa Bay area. I started out as a collector of Imperial German Militaria, particularly items dealing with the Imperial German Air Service in the early 1960's. After more than forty years of avid collecting, I began to sell a few items to upgrade my collection and help finance my collecting "habit." I attended militaria shows, both to buy and sell. I wanted to spend more time at home and less traveling for the national companies that I had worked for; so, starting my own business seemed like an attractive alternative. I like nothing better than talking with others about militaria, and introducing newcomers to the joys of owning a "piece of history."